Is it ultra-processed?
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Green beans, from least to most processed

We track 13 green beans, 8% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Freshona Haricots verts.

What makes green beans ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of green beans that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (5)

  1. 1 Freshona Haricots verts Freshona · 750 g 1
  2. 2 Haricots verts djupfrysta Eldorado · 1 kg 1
  3. 3 Extra Fine Beans Tesco Finest 1
  4. 4 Mixed Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411 g) 1
  5. 5 Cut green beans Stokely's · 14.5 oz (411 g) 1

Processed culinary ingredient (1)

  1. 6 Yellow Vegetable Curry Cook 2

Processed food (6)

  1. 7 Cut Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411g) 3
  2. 8 Cut green beans Great value · 14.5 oz (411g) 3
  3. 9 French Style Green Beans Great Value 3
  4. 10 Cut Green Beans Libby's · 15 oz (425g) 3
  5. 11 Fresh Cut cut green beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz. (411g) 3
  6. 12 Green Beans in Tomato Sauce Eridanous · 280g 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 13 Grilled Chicken Marsala Healthy Choice 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.